Explore Mathematics and Statistics

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Mathematicians at the University of Sheffield work on a wide range of topics, from the most abstract mathematical research, to using mathematical models to solve real world problems.

Although our graduates may be motivated by very different goals, they're all logical thinkers, natural problem solvers, and get satisfaction from the same thing: finding the right answer.

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You can learn more about our courses in this talk by Professor Elizabeth Winstanley:

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Student stories

"In my placement, I have built on the analytical skills that I have learnt in my degree so far, as well as leadership and teamwork"

Nicola Brant

Undergraduate student, Mathematics with Placement Year BSc

Student news

Students go online to tackle maths problems on the international stage

Undergraduates from the School of Mathematics and Statistics took part in the International Mathematics Competition for University Students.

7 August 2020

Pharmaceutical industry prize for student planning medical statistics career

Jessica Kirk has been awarded a student prize by Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PSI).

21 July 2020

Undergraduate student publishes research in top academic journals

A student in the School of Mathematics and Statistics has published his second paper in the leading journal in his field – all before completing his undergraduate degree.

3 March 2020

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Taster lectures

You can see our approach to teaching maths by watching short sample lectures by University of Sheffield mathematicians:

• Working with symmetries
• What is mathematical biology?

Meet our inspirational academics

Weighing the world's forests from space

Sheffield mathematician Professor Shaun Quegan has been working with the European Space Agency to build a satellite that will monitor climate change by weighing the Earth's forests.

Using radical new technology, the BIOMASS mission will create 3D maps of the world's forests by measuring the weight of the wood held within them and the height of the trees.

Shaun made a crucial contribution to the project by calculating the perfect 'Goldilocks' wavelength for measuring the biomass of trees.

Learn more about the BIOMASS mission

Leonardo da Vinci: Father of fluid mechanics

Leonardo da Vinci was fascinated by the patterns in nature.

As our city marked the 500th anniversary of his death with a major exhibition of his drawings, Sheffield mathematician Dr Elena Marensi explained how Leonardo's studies of flowing water made him the father of her discipline, fluid mechanics.

Research spotlight: disease modelling

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